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Chapter Forty Three

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The dance floor wasn't cramped, but quite a number of people were on it all the same, moving in slow circles around each other.

Darren’s hand was soft on hers, while the other rested lightly against the bare skin of Elara’s back.

The music was slow and scintillating to the ears, and she tried to follow, but her steps felt stiff. She kept stepping on his shoes and blushing in embarrassment.

“I’m not much of a dancer,” she admitted after the third time. “I’ve never really been in places like t
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  • The Billion Dollar Revenge For Lucia Hale   Chapter Sixty One

    “What are you doing here?” Elara asked in surprise. Before he could reply, Curt appeared in the doorway behind him.He was reaching for Darren, his face a cold mask of indifference. “No, Curt,” she said, waving a hand. “It's alright.” Her bodyguard narrowed his eyes, but stepped back regardless.“He means business,” Darren muttered, jerking his head in Curt’s direction. “What are you doing here?” She repeated, though her voice was calm and curious. He took another step forward, gazing around the studio, hands in his pockets. He was dressed down in dark jeans, a plain sweater and glasses that made him look impossibly younger. “Beautiful place,” he whispered as he turned back to her. “As for your question, this building happens to be under one of my leases. I happened to be in the vicinity, and I thought I would check what was happening in here.” He gave a small smile. “I suppose fate can be funny.” “Fate.” Elara crossed her arms. “Is that what we’re calling it?”He lifted a brow

  • The Billion Dollar Revenge For Lucia Hale   Chapter Sixty

    After they had lunch at an expensive restaurant close to the city center, Curt escorted Elara and Atlas to the car once more. Elara was already halfway into the back seat when Curt’s phone buzzed. He answered quietly, listened for a few seconds, then leaned toward Atlas and murmured something she couldn’t catch.Atlas’s face turned grim. He looked at her for a moment, then said, “I need to go somewhere.”She paused with one foot still on the pavement. “Where?”“It’s not serious. I don’t want to drag you into it.”She studied him. The same tension she had noticed earlier that afternoon was back in his shoulders. “What’s going on?”“Nothing.”“Atlas-”“You don’t need to know everything, believe me.” His voice wasn’t harsh when he said it, and for a second, he looked like he wanted to say more. Instead, he stepped closer, opened the door fully for her, and nodded at Curt.“Drive her straight home. No stops.”Curt gave a short nod and Elara slid into the seat. As the car pulled away,

  • The Billion Dollar Revenge For Lucia Hale   Chapter Fifty Nine

    “It seems that way, Darren,” Atlas replied with a short nod. Something about the way he said it made Elara give him a look. But he only looked bored, his hands carefully laced in front of him. “To future partnerships, then,” Darren said, lifting his glass.“Cheers.”Jean and Elara lifted their cups to the toast as well, but Atlas kept his fingers interlaced. She frowned again in his direction. There was a stiffness to his shoulders, a quietness about him that made the air seem cold. she had only seen him like this a couple of times before: in the charity ball and last night with Cillian. Was he always like this with influential people? It was making her uneasy.And then there was the quiet order he gave to Curt just before they got to the table: stay at alert. Something was definitely off with him today, more than usual. “This was a pleasure,” Jean Carver said, suddenly rising to his feet. He reached out a hand to Atlas, half-bowing in admiration. For a second, it seemed like A

  • The Billion Dollar Revenge For Lucia Hale   Chapter Fifty Eight

    Atlas’s phone rang, cutting the moment like a knife. He pulled away from her a little too quickly, blinking like someone who had just been pulled out of deep water. “I gotta take this.” Elara nodded, a bit too eagerly, then turned back to the waves. He took a few steps down the beach, before he picked the call. It was from one of his guards, Bauer, the one he had sent after the mysterious motorcycle rider last night. “Well?” he asked. “Sir…” There was a slight pause. “He got away, sir.” Atlas felt his fist clench. He took a glance behind him. Elara stayed where she was, watching the water, the wind tugging at the ends of her hair. “I don’t need this shit right now,” he snapped, returning to the call. “Especially NOT now.” “I'm sorry, sir. I think he was helped.”“What?” “There was a decoy, sir, and a truck that-” “And you lost the decoy too?” He rubbed the bridge of his nose, getting a grip on himself. “You know what, just tighten security, everywhere I go with Elara. And d

  • The Billion Dollar Revenge For Lucia Hale   Chapter Fifty Seven

    “What is it you want to show me?” Elara asked.He snorted. “If I told you now, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.”“First getting me drunk, now you're getting me surprises?” “Oh no, don't pin that on me,” he said. “You took me to the club-” “I told you we were going out.” “You said it was a surprise.” “And it WAS a surprise.” She scowled at him, and he chuckled at her expression. She only then noticed how close they were to each other. She cleared her throat and lowered her gaze to her breakfast. Most of it had gone cold, but she didn't hold back on taking another slice of bacon. “Where did you learn to cook like this?” she asked.“My mother.” Elara looked up at him. He pulled back slightly, clasping his hands on his thighs. “She ran a restaurant for years, a proper one on the east coast. My father was trapped there one rainy night and that's where they met.”“Sounds like a romance story,” she teased. “He never really talked past that part.” “Oh.” She paused. “Where is she

  • The Billion Dollar Revenge For Lucia Hale   Chapter Fifty Six

    Elara woke to the soft sound of ocean waves. She let out a quiet moan of relief at the noise, sinking further into the warm sheets. It felt nice, very, very nice here. And she didn't want to leave this place, never ever. Where was this place, anyway? Her eyes flipped open, then blinked. Where was this place?She sat up, fast, too fast. A sharp headache met her at once, and she winced against the bright light pouring in through the window.The window was large and wide, showing nothing but a wide expanse of water and sky beyond it. The view was breathtakingly beautiful. She frowned, trying to place where she was and how she had gotten here. The room itself was a wonder on its own, all white and modern and luxurious.She started to get off the bed when the door opened and Atlas walked in carrying a tray.“Morning,” he said casually, setting it on the side table next to the bed. She blinked at him as he crossed to the other side of the room, then dropped into the chair by the window

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